1937 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1937 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.

1937 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHoward Weiss
CaptainFred Benz
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 0 06 2 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 1 06 2 0
Indiana 3 2 05 3 0
Michigan 3 3 04 4 0
Northwestern 3 3 04 4 0
Purdue 2 2 14 3 1
Wisconsin 2 2 14 3 1
Illinois 2 3 03 3 2
Chicago 0 4 01 6 0
Iowa 0 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Fullback Howard Weiss was selected as the team's most valuable player. End Fred Benz was the team captain. Benz and halfback Bill Schmitz were selected as second-team All-Big Ten players by the Associated Press and United Press, respectively.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000. During the 1937 season, the average attendance at home games was 24,121.

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